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7 . 2 T R A N SP O R T AN D P O S T A L S E R V I C E S 18 4 5 - 1 8 6 0

EAST COAST CITy - NEW VOHK

By 1850 New Voak {Pop. 500,000) had moae than 30 Loca£ many w ith th e ta
own matt boxed. The C ttyPodt D espatch d ta h ted by g , attad Thomad Wtnddoa,
tn Febauaay 1842 wad do duccedd^ul th a t t t wad bought by New V podtmadtea tn Septembea
& t t became th e U . S . C t t y Dedpatch P od t. Com petttton t t out oJ$ budtnedd tn 1846.
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Folded Letted dateUned New Vodk 16th Apdil 1845 job local private delivery.
Blue 3c '(IS City Dedpatch Podt' dtamp cancelled US in ded.
led handdtamp C1TV DESPATCH POST/US/ APR 16.

Thomas Boyd s*ta/ited his* to c a t New Vork c a Jirie r s*ervice in 1844 & by 1850 had 1300 m ait
boxes* vis*ited faou/i times* a day; in tro d u ced his* own s*tamps* in 1857. E ven tu a tty in 1863 an
A ct ofi Congres*s* authoris*ed fr e e C i t y V e tiv e r y in 49 ta rg e citie s* fo r c in g mos*t to c a t pos*ts*
out o£ exis*ten ce. Government t e t t e r carriers* th en became pa id Federat emptoyees*.

Fd.ee City Delivery
Stadted 1863

Letted datelined 23dd June 1859 fidom New Vodk to Budlington, Vedmont
3c date unded 3000 miled (POA 1855). S^amp tied by cdd NEW MK/ JUN 24.
Gdeen 2c BQVD’S ClTV EXPRESS dtamp paid $ee fidom mail box to New Vodk P0.
Bdanddeth Hotel coved advedtided dingle doom dated § 50c - $1 ped day.
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